Jim Eakins vs. Karl Malone Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Karl Malone and Jim Eakins that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Jim Eakins

vs.

Karl Malone

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Jim Eakins: 1976-77 to 1977-78
Karl Malone: 1985-86 to 2003-04

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Jim Eakins 0 Karl Malone 0

NBA Seasons Jim Eakins 2 Karl Malone 19

Playoffs Played Jim Eakins 1 Karl Malone 19

All-Star Games Jim Eakins 0 Karl Malone 14

Honors and Awards

Season MVP Jim Eakins 0 Karl Malone 2

All-NBA First Team Jim Eakins 0 Karl Malone 11

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Jim Eakins 0 Karl Malone 14

All-Defensive 1st Team Jim Eakins 0 Karl Malone 3

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Jim Eakins 0 Karl Malone 4

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 5.5 Karl Malone 25.0

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 3.8 Karl Malone 10.1

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 1.3 Karl Malone 3.6

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Karl Malone 1.4

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.6 Karl Malone 0.8

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Eakins 628 Karl Malone 36,928

Total Rebounds Jim Eakins 436 Karl Malone 14,968

Total Assists Jim Eakins 148 Karl Malone 5,248

Total Steals Jim Eakins 36 Karl Malone 2,085

Total Blocks Jim Eakins 66 Karl Malone 1,145

Total Games Jim Eakins 115 Karl Malone 1,476

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Eakins .462 Karl Malone .516

3-Point Percentage Jim Eakins - n/a ** Karl Malone .274

Free Throw Percentage Jim Eakins .844 Karl Malone .742

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 6.0 (1977) Karl Malone 31.0 (1990)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 4.4 (1977) Karl Malone 12.0 (1988)

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 1.5 (1977) Karl Malone 4.7 (2003)

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.4 (1977) Karl Malone 1.9 (2002)

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.6 (1977) Karl Malone 1.5 (1994)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 0.7 Karl Malone 24.7

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Karl Malone 10.7

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Karl Malone 3.2

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 Karl Malone 1.3

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.0 Karl Malone 0.7

Totals Stats

Total Points Jim Eakins 2 Karl Malone 4,761

Total Rebounds Jim Eakins 1 Karl Malone 2,062

Total Assists Jim Eakins 1 Karl Malone 610

Total Steals Jim Eakins 1 Karl Malone 258

Total Blocks Jim Eakins 0 Karl Malone 135

Total Games Jim Eakins 3 Karl Malone 193

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Jim Eakins .200 Karl Malone .463

3-Point Percentage Jim Eakins - n/a ** Karl Malone .162

Free Throw Percentage Jim Eakins - Karl Malone .736

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Jim Eakins 0.7 (1978) Karl Malone 30.7 (1989)

Rebounds Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Karl Malone 16.3 (1989)

Assists Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Karl Malone 4.7 (1999)

Steals Per Game Jim Eakins 0.3 (1978) Karl Malone 2.2 (1990)

Blocks Per Game Jim Eakins 0.0 (1978) Karl Malone 1.2 (1991)

Notes: ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.